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2010 7th Annual NRC Railroad Construction and Maintenance Equipment Auction

Click here for the official 2010 Auction Equipment Catalog and Brochure (Adobe Acrobat, 484KB)

Click here to print out an Auction Interest Form to fill out and send to NRC Auction Committee and auctioneer Blackmon Auctions. (Adobe Acrobat, 114KB)

The NRC will be holding its 7th Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 in Washington, Pennsylvania. Blackmon Auctions will run the proceedings, which will take place on the rail yard of the Balfour Beatty Rail facility.

Equipment inspection will be available at the Balfour Beatty facility on Wednesday, April 21 from 8am to 5pm, and an extended happy hour with appetizers and open bar will be held at Jackson's Bar (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg, PA) from 5pm to midnight on Wednesday, April 21.

Address:
Located at the Balfour Beatty Rail facility in Washington, PA:
1600 Route 136, Washington, PA 15301

Equipment that will be available (that we know of so far) for purchase in the auction includes an air compressor, a brush cutter, Fairmont W-96-B spikers, Ford F-250 and F-450 Hi-Rail pickups, Geismar 360 cranes, a Geismar lag machine, Geismar rail threaders, a Geismar spike puller, Gemco tie inserters, an HTT C154 Chase Tamper, HTT TR-10 tie inserter/removers, a Jackson 3100 crib consolidator, log loaders, a Nordco adzer, Nordco Super B spikers, a pre gauger, a Pettibone 441 B speedswing, a Racine anchor applicator, a Racine clip applicator, a roller, an RTW Cribber, RTW tie cranes, a swing loader and a shotgun. There will be several items sold off site including HTT plate pacers, a MKVI Tamper, an American 830 Locomotive Crane, an American 840 Locomotive Crane, and a Model 40 Burro Crane.

We would especially like to thank JER Overhaul for donating a Fairmont W84-H Spike Puller, a Nordberg BJ Power Jack, a Nordberg CHP Spike Puller and a Cummins 8.3 Diesel engine skid and enclosure. 100% of the proceeds of these donated items will go to the NRC Safety, Training and Education Fund.

The auction will feature consignments from dozens of contractors, suppliers and railroads. Consigners that have already committed include Amtrac Railroad Contractors of Maryland, ARS Corporation, Atlas Railroad Construction, Auto Truck Group, Balfour Beatty Rail, BNSF, Chesapeake Welding, CN, Colo Railroad Builders, Delta Railroad Construction, FCM Rail, Fleet Body Equipment, Harsco Track Technologies, Healy Railroad Corporation, Holland Co., Kanza Services, Knox Kershaw Inc., L.B. Foster, Pocono Mohawk Construction, Railway Equipment Services, S&S Shortline Sales and Leasing, Seminole Gulf Railway, Stacy & Witbeck, and TNT Equipment Sales & Rentals.

Anybody is welcome to attend the auction to bid on equipment. Also, all contractors, suppliers and railroads are invited to sell and/or donate their equipment. For equipment consigned to sell, 1% of the Buyer's Premium and a 2% seller's fee goes to fund the NRC Safety, Training, and Education Program, and the seller keeps the rest. For donated equipment, 100% of the proceeds go to the NRC Safety, Training, and Education Program.

For more information, or to join the NRC, please contact us at 202.715.2920 or info@nrcma.org.

Join the NRC now by completing the 2010 membership form at www.nrcma.org/form4.cfm.

To register equipment for sale and/or find out more information, contact:
NRC Auction Committee Chairman Mark Meyer
Balfour Beatty Rail
Phone (817) 964-7200
mmeyer@bbri.com

or

Auctioneer Thomas Blackmon Jr
Blackmon Auctions, Inc.
office - (501) 664-4526
cell - (501) 352-4702
thomas@blackmonauctions.com
www.blackmonauctions.com

AUCTION SITE: Balfour Beatty Rail facility in Washington, PA:
1600 Route 136, Washington, PA 15301, Phone: (724) 228-7636

EQUIPMENT DROP OFF/COLLECTION LOCATIONS: Both Progress Rail Services and J.E.R. Overhaul have graciously agreed to be drop off locations for auction equipment in order to help facilitate equipment donation for those companies not located near Washington, PA. Both parties requested they be notified prior to delivery.

Progress Rail Services
1900 Missouri Ave.
Granite City, IL 62040
On-site contact: Dean Mackey
Phone: 800-962-2902 or 618-451-0072
Email: dmackey@progressrail.com

J.E.R. Overhaul Inc.
107 N US Hwy 45
Arcola, IL 61910
On-site contact: Dick Rambo
Phone: 217-268-4823
Email: rrambo@jeroverhaul.com

TIME: Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:00am to finish (approximately 2:00pm)

HOTEL: Discounted room block available at Hilton Garden Inn - 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 - http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PITSPGI - Call (724) 743-5000 and ask for the NRC Auction rate.

AIRPORTS:
Pittsburgh International Airport - 32 miles
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport - 160 miles
Port Columbus International Airport - 160 miles

EQUIPMENT INSPECTION: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010- 8:00am - 5:00pm

HAPPY HOUR / SOCIAL EVENT: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 5:00pm to midnight - Jackson's (attached to the Hilton Garden Inn at 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317) - will include appetizers and open bar.

2009 6th Annual NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

Click here for the official 2009 Auction Equipment Catalog and Brochure. (Adobe Acrobat, 5933KB)

The NRC held its 6th Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Thursday, April 9, 2009 on JER Overhaul's property in Arcola, IL. It was another huge success with over $600,000 of goods changing hands before lunch! Dudley Newman and Eric Headrick of JER Overhaul (a Nordco company) were tremendous hosts, and the yard looked spectacular. Blackmon Auctions once again did an excellent job of running the proceedings.

AUCTION SITE: JER Overhaul facility in Arcola, Illinois

DATE: Thursday, April 9, 2009

2008 5th Annual NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

Click here for the official 2008 Auction Equipment Catalog and Brochure. (Adobe Acrobat, 3078KB)

The NRC held its 5th Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Blackmon Auctions ran the proceedings, which took place on their auction yard.

AUCTION SITE: Blackmon Auctions yard in Little Rock, Arkansas

DATE: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

2007 4th Annual NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

The NRC held its 4th Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Thursday, April 5th, 2007 in Ashtabula, Ohio. Blackmon Auctions ran the proceedings, which took place on a Delta Railroad Construction rail yard.

Address
2648 West Prospect Road
Ashtabula, OH 44004

Click here for the Official 2007 Auction Equipment Catalog and Brochure (Adobe Acrobat, 1616KB)

2006 3rd Annual NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

Click here for 2006 Auction Equipment Brochure with pictures and descriptions (Adobe Acrobat, 2300KB)

The NRC held its 3rd Annual Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction on Thursday, March 30th, 2006 in Granite City, Illinois - just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. Blackmon Auctions ran the proceedings, which took place on a Progress Rail Services (All Track Equipment Division) rail yard.

2005 2nd Annual NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

The 2nd annual NRC Railroad Equipment Auction was held on March 31st, 2005 at the Herzog Contracting Corp. equipment yard across the Missouri river from St. Joseph, Missouri in Elwood, Kansas. To simply call the auction a success would be a significant understatement.

Over 300 pieces of equipment sold. Those items included high rail units such as tampers, regulators, tie handlers, scarifiers, inspection and crew trucks, speed swings, spikers and one Little Giant Truck Crane to lots of high rail gear, cwr rollers, hydraulic tools and power units. The total proceeds from these items exceeded $500,000 with the highest item selling for $35,000.00.

Blackmon Auction Company conducted the auction again this year and performed admirably. They started the activities exactly at 9:00 AM as advertised and concluded at 1:00PM. A crowd of 150 people attended the auction with 105 registered bidders from 26 states and three countries. The large crowd of serious buyers coupled with the professionalism and experience of Blackmon auctioneers had a direct and most positive impact on the event.

The NRC auction committee chairman, Dan Samford who is the Vice President of Equipment for Herzog, and his committee members Josh Kimsey of Railworks and Joel Frank of Progress Rail, did a great job in organizing the event and soliciting consigned equipment. Shop superintendent Bert Ross and his crew worked diligently to receive, arrange and load out that equipment in addition to performing their normal duties. The NRC congratulates and sincerely thanks all of them for their hard work which contributed to the success of the 2005 auction. And also a special thank you to Eddie and Barbara Stokes of Railway Equipment Services, who were the biggest contributors to this year's auction.

Local barbecue caterer Keith's BBQ was on site serving his specialties as well as drinks, donuts, etc. The NRC received a 12 gauge Browning "Gold Hunter" shotgun as a donated gift from Thomas McGee, L.C. to be raffled to registered buyers. Each registrant received one ticket for the drawing as well as having the option to buy additional chances for cash. The shotgun was a huge hit and this raffle will be a staple of future NRC auctions. Many thanks to NRC member company Thomas McGee. The lucky winner whose ticket was drawn after the conclusion of the auction was Gary Fossen, G A Fossen & Associates of Lenux, South Dakota. Congratulations Gary!

During the evening prior to the auction, many of the attendees met at Houlihan's Pub, a local restaurant, for a social hour(s). Cocktails and food were provided by the following companies: FCM Rail, Fleet Body Equipment, Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., L. B. Foster Company, RailWorks and Herzog Contracting Corp. A good time was had by all as new acquantances were made and many long-time friends revisited the good ol days.

For the first time, railroads committed equipment to the auction in 2005. The Florida East Coast Railway consigned several pieces and received a fair price. Also, the FEC purchased other items.

The BNSF Railway donated five pieces of equipment to the auction (through Railway Equipment Services) with the proceeds dedicated to NRC Employee Safety and Training programs. I commend the BNSF for recognizing the value of NRC member contractors and promoting their training and safety. This is, in my opinion, a true and viable partnership between an owner and contractors in which all parties will benefit from increased resources for safety and training. On behalf of the NRC, its Board of Directors and the members, thank you BNSF very much for your generous contribution and foresight. We are looking expand this partnership effort next year to include other railroads.

Speaking of next year, the auction will be held in Granite City, Illinois across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. The date will be Thursday March 30, 2006. Mr. Joel Frank of Progress Rail is the 2006 Committee Chairman and he is already planning the details for another successful auction. In only two years, the event has not only been tremendously successful, but has transformed from an NRC Equipment Auction to a Railroad Industry Wide Auction hosted by the NRC. Start making plans now for your equipment sale and purchasing needs for next year.

Many more people than have been mentioned contributed a great deal of their time and effort over the last two plus years to implement the original idea of an auction and to implement it so successfully. To them the NRC extends its appreciation for jobs remarkably well done.

2004 1st Ever NRC Railroad Contracting Equipment Auction

On March 31st, 2004, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the NRC held its first ever auction and it was a tremendous success. Over $600,000 of high-quality used contracting equipment goods changed hands before lunch! The auction was run by noted railroad auction company Blackmon Auctions and was held on an old rail yard just outside of Pittsburgh.

Attendance at the auction was solid as we had buyers snapping up the bargains coming all the way from Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland and Virginia. NRC members including Balfour Beatty Rail, Atlas Railroad Contractors, G.W. Peoples Contracting and Herzog Contracting sold their surplus equipment to the willing group of buyers.

As both buyers and sellers got fair prices, the NRC found a valuable new service to offer its members, and many good friends were brought together, this event was a win-win-win for everybody involved.

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